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Walter Dnes: |
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> VFS: Cannot open device "801" or unknown-block (8,1): error -6 |
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> Please append a correct "root=" boot option: here are the available partitions: |
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> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root on unknown-block (8,1) |
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... |
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> I've pulled in a working configuration from an old backup, so it |
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> should work. |
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... |
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> Disk model: WDC WD800BEVS-08 |
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... |
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> image = /boot/kernel.production |
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> root = /dev/sda1 |
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> label = Production |
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> read-only # read-only for checking |
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> append = "noexec=on net.ifnames=0 intel_pstate=disable ipv6.disable=1" |
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... |
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The kernel is missing the driver for your disk device. |
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801 is /dev/sda1: |
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# ls -l /dev/sda1 |
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brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 1 Aug 4 2013 /dev/sda1 |
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WD800BEVS-08 is a 5400rpm 2.5inch sata disk. |
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Go into the bios and set up sata to be AHCI. |
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You have no initrd/initramfs so: |
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"SCSI disk support" |
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"Serial ATA and Parallel ATA drivers (libata)" |
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"AHCI SATA support" |
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and possilbe also |
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"Platform AHCI SATA support" |
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driver must be compiled in in the kernel. |
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You can check that by doing something like: |
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# grep BLK_DEV_SD= /boot/config.production |
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CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y |
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# grep CONFIG_SATA_AHCI /boot/config.production |
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CONFIG_SATA_AHCI=y |
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CONFIG_SATA_AHCI_PLATFORM=y |
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You must also compile in the filesystem used for / |
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(perhaps it is ext4). |
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# grep CONFIG_EXT4_FS= /boot/config.production |
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CONFIG_EXT4_FS=y |
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Every time you change the kernel you have to rerun lilo. |
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Regards, |
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/Karl Hammar |
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